eTable 1 Study Information and Effect Sizes of Coded Studies Psychosocial QoL Category Variable QoL Measure Arenas, M. D., Alvarez-Ude, F., ReigFerrer, A., Zito, J. P., Gil, M. T., Carreton, M. A., et al. (2007) COOP-WONCA Charts HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 75 -0.64 COOP-WONCA Charts HRQoL Depression Hamilton Scale of Depression A 75 -0.75 COOP-WONCA Charts HRQoL Anxiety Hamilton Scale of Anxiety A 75 -0.52 Berman, E., Merz, J. F., Rudnick, M., Snyder, R. W., Rogers, K. K., Lee, J., et al. (2004) Psychosocial Measure Psychosocial Sample Category Size Effect Size Reference Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 74 -0.41 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Hoge Intrinsic Spirituality/Religion Religiosity Scale PA 74 0.36 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Health care satisfaction+ Researcher's Developed Scale n/a 74 0.24 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 67 -0.34 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 67 -0.39 SF 36 - Total HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 67 -0.39 Bilgic, A., Akman, B., Sezer, S., Ozisik, L., Arat, Z., Ozdemir, F. N., et al. (2008) SF 36 - Total HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 60 -0.65 Billington, E., Simpson, J., Unwin, J., Bray, D., Giles, D., Billington, E., et al. (2008) HRQoL Hope Trait Hope Scale PA 97 0.20 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective social support – Emotional Significant Others Scale SS 97 0.04 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective social support – Physical Significant Others Scale SS 97 0.09 HRQoL Locus of control (internal) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 0.17 Bilgic, A., Akgul, A., Sezer, S., Arat, Z., Ozdemir, F. N., & Haberal, M. (2007) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS Locus of control (chance) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 0.12 HRQoL Locus of control Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 0.02 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Locus of control Multidimensional (external/powerful Health Locus of others) Control Scale CA 97 -0.17 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Hope PA 97 0.41 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective social Significant Others support- Emotional Scale SS 97 0.17 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective social support- Physical Significant Others Scale SS 97 0.19 HRQoL Locus of control (internal) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 0.19 HRQoL Locus of control (chance) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 -0.16 HRQoL Locus of control Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 97 0.22 HRQoL Locus of control Multidimensional (external/powerful Health Locus of others) Control Scale CA 97 0.04 HRQoL Illness representation coherence Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.09* HRQoL Illness representation emotional responses Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 -0.43 HRQoL Illness representation personal control Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.09* HRQoL Illness representation timeline Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.40 HRQoL Illness representation coherence Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.42 Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 -0.41 SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS Covic, A., Seica, A., Gusbeth-Tatomir, P., Gavrilovici, O., & Goldsmith, D. J. A. (2004) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS HRQoL HRQoL Illness representation emotional Trait Hope Scale responses HRQoL Illness representation personal control Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.37 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Illness representation timeline Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 82 0.09* Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - problem - Researcher's oriented Developed Scale CP 75 0.35 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - emotional Researcher's - oriented Developed Scale CP 75 0.03 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Stress Researcher's Developed Scale S 75 -0.38 Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression A 70 -0.54 Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety A 70 -0.50 (excluding SF36 items) S 70 0.68 SF 36 - MCS Cristovao, F. (1999) Cukor, D., Coplan, J., Brown, C., Friedman, S., Newville, H., Safier, M., et al. (2008)a SF 36 - Total SF 36 - Total HRQoL HRQoL Total score of all subscales of KDQoL HRQoL Kidney Disease Impact Curtin, R. B., Sitter, D. C. B., Schatell, D., & Chewning, B. A. (2004) SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Self-Management Researcher's Developed Scale CP 372 -0.01 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Knowledge of Illness Researcher's Developed Scale CP 372 0.11 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Self-Management Researcher's Developed Scale CP 372 -0.10 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Knowledge of Illness Researcher's Developed Scale CP 372 0.16 SF 36 - Total HRQoL Depression Hamilton Scale of Depression A 43 -0.39 Depression Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders - Mood Module A 49 -0.20 Depression Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders - Mood Module A 49 -0.40 SF 36 - Total Dogan, E., Erkoc, R., Eryonucu, B., Sayarlioglu, H., & Agargun, M. Y. A. (2005) Drayer, R. A., Piraino, B., Reynolds, C. F., III, Houck, P. R., Mazumdar, S., Bernardini, J., et al. (2006) SF 36 PCS SF 36 MCS HRQoL HRQoL Essink-Bot, M. L., Krabbe, P. F., van Agt, Nottingham H. M., & Bonsel, G. J. (1996) Health Profile HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 63 -0.36 Nottingham Health Profile HRQoL Depression Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale A 63 -0.37 Sickness Impact Profile HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 63 -0.22 Sickness Impact Profile HRQoL Depression Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale A 63 -0.29 GW Illness representation identity Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.20 GW Illness representation – timeline (acutechronic) Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.24 GW Illness representation timeline(cyclical) Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.23 GW Illness representation – consequences Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.34 GW Illness representation personal control Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 0.23 GW Illness representation coherence Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.29 GW Illness representation emotional responses Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 42 -0.57 Fowler, C., & Baas, L. S. (2006) Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Index of WellBeing Fox, E., McDowall, J., Neale, T. J., Spitzer Scales of Morrison, R. B., & Hatfield, P. J. (1993) Subjective QoL HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 20 -0.24 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 20 -0.73 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 293 0.28 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 296 0.29 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of Social Interaction of KDQoL SS 295 0.07 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective social support Social Support of KDQoL SS 291 0.04 Frimat, L., Durand, P.-Y., Loos-Ayav, C., Villar, E., Panescu, V., Briancon, S., et al. (2006) SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 293 0.37 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 296 0.43 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of Social Interaction of KDQoL SS 295 0.33 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective social support Social Support of KDQoL SS 291 0.16 HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 124 -0.67 HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 124 -0.70 Depression Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders - Mood Module A 64 -0.51 S Mental Health General Health Questionnaire A 27 -0.44 S Present satisfaction with personal Researcher's health+ Developed Scale n/a 27 0.46 S Premorbid satisfaction with personal health+ Researcher's Developed Scale n/a 27 0.39 HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 60 -0.55 HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 60 -0.66 HRQoL Religion Researcher's Developed Scale PA 71 0.12* HRQoL Religion Researcher's Developed Scale PA 71 0.17* S Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 165 0.24 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 165 0.20 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 165 0.18 GW Perception of Illness CA 149 -0.37 SF 36 - MCS Guney, I., Biyik, M., Yeksan, M., Biyik, Z., Atalay, H., Solak, Y., et al. (2008) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Hong, E., Bernardini, J., Fried, L., Samsonov, M., & Pirain, B. (2006) Single Item Measure Hsieh, R. L., Lee, W. C., Huang, H. Y., & Chang, C. H. (2007) WHOQOL BREF WHOQOL BREF WHOQOL BREF Ibrahim, S., El Salamony, O., Ibrahim, S., & El Salamony, O. (2008) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Kao, T.-W., Tsai, D.-M., Wu, K.-D., Shiah, C.-J., Hsieh, B.-S., & Chen, W.-Y. (2003) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Kimmel, P. L., Emont, S. L., Newmann, J. McGill QoL M., Danko, H., & Moss, A. H. (2003) Questionnaire Satisfaction with Kimmel, P. L., Peterson, R. A., Weihs, K. Life Scale L., Simmens, S. J., Boyle, D. H., Cruz, I., GW Illness Effects Questionnaire et al. (1995) Satisfaction with Life Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Depression Cognitive Depression Index A 149 -0.33 GW Subjective social support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support SS 149 0.33 Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale CP 149 -0.12 Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale CP 149 0.003 CP 149 -0.21 S 149 -0.29 GW GW Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Disease severity ESRD Severity Coefficient Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Dyadic Adjustment Marital satisfaction Scale SS 149 0.15 Kimmel, P. L., Peterson, R. A., Weihs, K. L., Simmens, S. J., Boyle, D. H., Umana, Satisfaction with W. O., et al. (1996) Life Scale GW Perception of Illness Illness Effects Questionnaire CA 99 -0.57 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Depression Cognitive Depression Index A 99 -0.52 GW Subjective social support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support SS 99 0.30 Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale CP 99 -0.28 Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale CP 99 -0.26 CP 99 -0.39 S 99 -0.25 SS 99 0.32 A 99 -0.56 Satisfaction with Life Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale GW GW Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Illness adjustment Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Disease severity ESRD Severity Coefficient Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Dyadic Adjustment Marital satisfaction Scale Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Depression Beck Depression Inventory HRQoL Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Spirituality/Religion Religious Beliefs Scale PA 112 0.21 SF36 – MCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Spirituality/Religion Religious Beliefs Scale PA 112 0.10 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 36 0.47* Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 36 0.14* Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 36 0.14* Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality extroversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 36 0.14* Depression Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression A 113 0.43* HRQoL Self-care selfefficacy Strategies Used by People to Promote Health CA 36 -0.25 Lindqvist, R., Carlsson, M., & Sjoden, P. O. (1998)b SWED-QUAL HRQoL Coping - physical Researcher's Developed Scale CP 30 0.21 SWED-QUAL HRQoL Coping psychological Researcher's Developed Scale CP 30 0.23 SWED-QUAL HRQoL Coping - social Researcher's Developed Scale CP 30 0.23 SWED-QUAL HRQoL Researcher's Coping - existential Developed Scale CP 30 0.30 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Stress S 56 -0.42 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - emotional Researcher's - oriented Developed Scale CP 56 0.37 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - problem - Researcher's oriented Developed Scale CP 56 0.19 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Stress S 8 -0.29 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - emotional Researcher's - oriented Developed Scale CP 8 0.33 Researcher's Developed Scale HRQoL Coping - problem - Researcher's oriented Developed Scale CP 8 0.11 Ko, B., Khurana, A., Spencer, J., Scott, B., Hahn, M., & Hammes, M. (2007) Kouidi, E., Iacovides, A., Iordanidis, P., Vassiliou, S., Deligiannis, A., Ierodiakonou, C., et al. (1997). SF36 – PCS (KDQoL) Kutner, N. G., Brogan, D., Hall, W. D., Haber, M., & Daniels, D. S. (2000) Life Satisfaction Rating Lev, E. L., & Owen, S. V. (1998) Sickness Impact Profile Lok, P. (1996) GW Researcher's Developed Scale Researcher's Developed Scale Majkowicz, M., Afeltowicz, Z., Lichodziejewska-Niemierko, M., Debska-Slizien, A., & Rutkowski, B. (2000) EORTC QoL Questionnaire EORTC QoL Questionnaire Maor, Y., King, M., Olmer, L., & Mozes, B. (2001) SF 36 - PCS Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety A 87 -0.28 HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression A 87 -0.39 HRQoL Disease severity End Stage Renal Disease Severity Index S 56 -0.60 A 56 -0.67 HRQoL SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Apgar Social Support Scale SS 56 0.22 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Apgar Social Support Scale SS 56 0.52 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Disease severity End Stage Renal Disease Severity Index S 56 -0.39 A 56 -0.69 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Apgar Social Support Scale SS 56 0.31 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Apgar Social Support Scale SS 56 0.49 Martin, C. R., & Thompson, D. R. (2000) SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 72 -0.41 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 72 -0.34 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Locus of Control Locus of Control of Behaviour CA 72 0.21 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 72 -0.59 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 72 -0.63 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Locus of Control Locus of Control of Behaviour CA 72 0.30 EuroQoL Instrument HRQoL Disease severity End Stage Renal Disease Severity Index S 78 -0.47 Perception of Illness Illness Effects Questionnaire CA 53 -0.56 Mucsi, I., Molnar, M. Z., Rethelyi, J., Vamos, E., Csepanyi, G., Tompa, G., et al. (2004) Single Item from Patel, S. S., Shah, V. S., Peterson, R. A., McGill QoL & Kimmel, P. L. (2002) Questionnaire GW Perneger, T. V., Leski, M., ChopardStoermann, C., & Martin, P.-Y. (2003) Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 53 -0.66 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Depression Cognitive Depression Index A 53 -0.68 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Subjective Social Support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support SS 53 0.54 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Patient-staff relationship Researcher's Developed Scale SS 53 0.34 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Patient-staff relationship Researcher's Developed Scale SS 53 0.13 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 53 0.27 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 53 0.40 Single Item from McGill QoL Questionnaire GW Coping Religion Researcher's Developed Scale CP 53 0.37 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 53 0.26 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Researcher's Spirituality/Religion Developed Scale PA 53 0.38 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Self-care selfefficacy Researcher's Developed Scale CP 53 0.34 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Patient-staff relationship Researcher's Developed Scale SS 53 0.41 Satisfaction with Life Scale GW Patient-staff relationship Researcher's Developed Scale SS 53 0.37 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 83 0.40 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 83 0.33 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of Social Interaction of KDQoL SS 83 0.23 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Social Support of KDQoL SS 83 0.10 SF 36 - PCS SS 83 -0.12 n/a 83 -0.06 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Health care satisfaction+ Patient Satisfaction of KDQoL HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 83 0.53 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 83 0.46 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of Social Interaction of KDQoL SS 83 0.49 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Social Support of KDQoL SS 83 0.47 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Patient-staff relationship Dialysis Staff Encouragement of KDQoL SS 83 0.29 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Health care satisfaction+ Patient Satisfaction of KDQoL n/a 83 0.35 HRQoL Locus of control (internal) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 0.35 HRQoL Locus of control (chance) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 -0.05 SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Locus of control (powerful others) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 0.36 SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - problemoriented Ways of Coping Checklist CP 47 0.05 SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - emotional Ways of Coping - oriented Checklist CP 47 -0.10 SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - social support Ways of Coping Checklist CP 47 -0.07 HRQoL Locus of control (internal) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 0.06 HRQoL Locus of control (chance) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 -0.16 HRQoL Locus of control (powerful others) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 46 0.08 SF 36 - MCS Pucheu, S., Consoli, S. M., D'Auzac, C., Francais, P., & Issad, B. (2004) Dialysis Staff Encouragement of KDQoL Patient-staff relationship SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) SF 36 – PCS (KDQoL) SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) Pucheu, S., Consoli, S. M., Francais, P., Issad, B., & D'Auzac, C. (2004) SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - problemoriented Ways of Coping Checklist CP 47 0.00 SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - emotional Ways of Coping - oriented Checklist CP 47 -0.45 SF 36 – MCS (KDQoL) HRQoL Coping - social support Ways of Coping Checklist CP 47 -0.30 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Alexithymia Toronto Alexithymia Scale - Total PA 46 -0.16 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Alexithymia Toronto Alexithymia Scale - Total PA 46 -0.41 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL S 47 0.33 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Social Support of KDQoL SS 47 0.03 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Health care satisfaction+ Patient Satisfaction of KDQoL n/a 47 0.05 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Burden of kidney disease Burden of Kidney Disease Subscale of KDQoL CP 47 0.35 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Subjective Social Support Social Support of KDQoL SS 47 0.01 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Health care satisfaction+ Patient Satisfaction of KDQoL n/a 47 0.09 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Researcher's Developed Scale S 322 0.47 SF 36 - Total HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Researcher's Developed Scale S 322 0.72 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 75 -0.48 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 41 -0.41 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 75 -0.26 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 41 -0.25 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 75 -0.20 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 41 -0.36 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression A 75 -0.50 Saban, K. L., Stroupe, K. T., Bryant, F. B., Reda, D. J., Browning, M. M., Hynes, D. Quality of WellM., et al. (2008) Being Sayin, A., Mutluay, R., & Sindel, S. (2007) Beck Depression Inventory SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 41 -0.73 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 75 -0.41 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 41 -0.69 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 75 -0.49 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 41 -0.69 Steele, T. E., Baltimore, D., Finkelstein, Single Item from S. H., Juergensen, P., Kliger, A. S., & Patient Assessed Finkelstein, F. O. (1996) Quality of Life GW Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 49 -0.58 Single Item from Patient Assessed Quality of Life GW Anxiety Patient Rated Anxiety Scale A 49 -0.38 Tagay, S., Kribben, A., Hohenstein, A., Mewes, R., & Senf, W. (2007) SF 36 - PCS HRQoL PTSD Impact of Event Scale - Revised A 144 -0.19 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL PTSD Impact of Event Scale - Revised A 144 -0.46 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 144 -0.36 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 144 -0.60 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 144 -0.14 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 144 -0.60 Tell, G. S., Mittelmark, M. B., Hylander, B., Shumaker, S. A., Russell, G., & Life Satisfaction Burkart, J. M. (1995) Rating GW Subjective social support Interpersonal Support Evaluation List SS 256 0.34 Life Satisfaction Rating GW Objective social support Cuben Social Network Scale SS 256 0.21 S Hostility Researcher's Developed Scale PA 48 -0.31 SEIQoL S Subjective social support Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support SS 48 0.38 Quality of Life Index - Dialysis Version S Depression Geriatric Depression Scale A 160 -0.59 Tovbin, D., Gidron, Y., Jean, T., Granovsky, R., & Schnieder, A. (2003) Tsay, S.-L., & Healstead, M. (2002) SEIQoL Quality of Life Index - Dialysis Version Turk, S., Atalay, H., Altintepe, L., Guney, I., Okudan, N., Tonbul, H. Z., et al. (2006) SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS S Self-efficacy Strategies Used by People to Promote Health HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 97 -0.49 HRQoL Depression Beck Depression Inventory A 97 -0.44 A 51 -0.56 CA 160 0.68 Tyrrell, J., Paturel, L., Cadec, B., Capezzali, E., & Poussin, G. (2005) Nottingham Health Profile HRQoL Depression Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale Vasilieva, I. A. (2006) SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale A 1047 0.21* SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale A 1047 0.14* SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory A 1047 0.17* Single Item Measure GW Self-esteem Simmons Scale PA 66 0.46 GW Locus of control (internal) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 66 -0.16 GW Locus of control (chance) Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale CA 66 -0.67 Single Item Measure GW Locus of control Multidimensional (external/powerful Health Locus of others) Control Scale CA 66 -0.4 Single Item Measure GW Mental Health Profile of Mood States A 66 -0.43 Single Item Measure GW Stress General Treatment Stress Scale S 66 -0.53 Single Item Measure GW Relationship Dialysis Relationship Quality Scale SS 66 0.35 S 66 -0.61 Wolcott, D. L., Nissenson, A. R., & Landsverk, J. (1988)c Single Item Measure Single Item Measure Abdel-Kader, K., Unruh, M. L., & Weisbord, S. D. (2009) Single Item Measure GW Stress Global Illness Stresses on Self and Others Scale Single Item Measure GW Illness adjustment Global Adjustment to Illness Scale CP 66 0.19 Single Item Measure GW Stress Modality Specific Stress Scale S 66 -0.24 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression PHQ-9 A 90 -0.21 Afsar, B., Ozdemir, N. F., Sezer, S., & Haberal, M. (2009). SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression PHQ-9 A 90 -0.51 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 32 -0.37 SF 36 – MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 32 -0.67 HRQoL Depression BDI A 124 -0.58 SF 36 – MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 124 -0.59 SF 36 - Total HRQoL Depression BDI A 70 -0.50 S Depression BDI A 70 -0.45 CP 166 0.08 CP 166 0.14 Atalay, H., Solak, Y., Biyik, M., Biyik, Z., Yeksan, M., Uguz, F., et al. (2010). SF 36 - PCS Cruz, L. N., de Almeida Fleck, M. P., & Polanczyk, C. A. (2010). WHOQoL - BREF Jalowiec Coping Scale Santos, P. R. (2010). SF 36 – Total HRQoL Coping ProblemOriented HRQoL Coping EmotionalOriented HRQoL Depression BDI A 230 -0.21 HRQoL Depression BDI A 230 -0.48 PA 230 -0.34 PA 230 -0.36 Affect Philadelphia Geriatric Center Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale A 315 0.46 Jalowiec Coping Scale SF 36 - Total Kojima, M., Hayano, J., Suzuki, S., Seno, H., Kasuga, H., Takahashi, H., et al. (2010). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Toronto Alexithymia Scale-Total SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Alexithymia Toronto Alexithymia Scale-Total SF 36 – MCS Ferri, C. V., & Pruchno, R. A. (2009). Single Item Measure HRQoL GW Alexithymia Korean Kidney Son, Y.-J., Choi, K.-S., Park, Y.-R., Bae, J.- Disease Quality of S., & Lee, J.-B. (2009). Life HRQoL Depression PHQ-9 A 146 -0.58 Ouzouni, S., Kouidi, E., Sioulis, A., Grekas, D., & Deligiannis, A. (2009). SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Personality – Psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 0.30 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Personality – Neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.28 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Personality – Extroversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 0.01 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 33 -0.44 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Personality – Psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 0.40 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Personality – Neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.53 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Personality – Extroversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.18 SF 36 - mCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 33 -0.66 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality – Psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 0.52 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality – Neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.44 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Personality – Extroversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.20 Spitzer Scales of Subjective QoL HRQoL Depression BDI A 33 -0.79 The Scale of Life Satisfaction GW Personality – Psychoticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.03 The Scale of Life Satisfaction GW Personality – Neuroticism Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.21 The Scale of Life Satisfaction GW Personality – Extroversion Eysenck Personality Questionnaire PA 33 -0.15 The Scale of Life Satisfaction GW Depression BDI A 33 -0.23 Lin, M. H., Chiang, Y. J., Li, C. L., & Liu, H. The Scale of Life E. (2010). Satisfaction GW Optimism Optimism Perception Scale PA 335 0.19* SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 165 -0.26 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 165 -0.30 Chan, R., Brooks, R., Erlich, J., Chow, J., & Suranyi, M. (2009).d SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 151 -0.13 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 151 0.37 A 151 -0.25 Afsar, B., Elsurer, R., Sezer, S., & Ozdemir, N. F. (2009). SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 151 -0.43 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 151 0.53 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety A 151 -0.65 Stress Scale 21 SEIQoL S Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 151 -0.20 SEIQoL S Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 151 0.32 Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 A 151 -0.26 SEIQoL Chan, R., Brooks, R., Gallagher, M., Erlich, J., Snelling, P., Chow, J., et al. (2010).d SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 163 -0.19 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 163 0.50 A 163 -0.34 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 163 -0.65 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 163 0.56 Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 A 163 -0.61 SF 36 - MCS S Kidney Disease Related Loss Kidney Disease Loss Scale CA 163 -0.37 SEIQoL S Positive Affect/Happiness Positive Affect Scale A 163 0.37 S Depression Depression Subscale of Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 A 163 -0.42 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 236 -0.33 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 236 -0.41 HRQoL Depression CDI A 188 -0.18 HRQoL Depression CDI A 188 -0.19 WHOQoL - BREF S Self-esteem Rosenberg SelfEsteem Inventory PA 88 0.07 WHOQoL - BREF S Self-esteem Rosenberg SelfEsteem Inventory PA 87 -0.03 WHOQoL - BREF S Self-esteem Rosenberg SelfEsteem Inventory PA 90 -0.02 Afsar, B., Elsurer, R., Eyileten, T., Yilmaz, M. I., & Caglar, K. (2009). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Sertoz, O. O., Asci, G., Toz, F., Duman, S., Elbi, H., & Ok, E. (2009). HRQoL SEIQoL SEIQoL Afsar, B., Elsurer, R., Yilmaz, M. I., Eyileten, T., & Yenicesu, M. (2010). S WHOQoL - BREF S Self-esteem Rosenberg SelfEsteem Inventory PA 89 0.09 WHOQoL - BREF S Depression BDI A 88 -0.11 WHOQoL - BREF S Depression BDI A 87 -0.08 WHOQoL - BREF S Depression BDI A 90 -0.08 WHOQoL - BREF S Depression BDI A 89 -0.14 WHOQoL - BREF S Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory A 88 -0.13 WHOQoL - BREF S Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory A 87 -0.09 WHOQoL - BREF S Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory A 90 -0.15 WHOQoL - BREF S Anxiety Beck Anxiety Inventory A 89 -0.09 Abdel-Kader, K., Myaskovsky, L., Karpov, I., Shah, J., Hess, R., Dew, M. A., et al. (2009). SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression PHQ-9 A 86 -0.11 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Life Event Impact of Events Scale – Revised S 86 -0.18 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Stress Perceived Stress Scale S 86 -0.06 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Coping Active Brief COPE CP 86 -0.04 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Coping-Avoidance Oriented Brief COPE CP 86 -0.31 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Coping Blame Brief COPE CP 86 0.03 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Coping Social Support Brief COPE CP 86 -0.13 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Coping Acceptance Brief COPE CP 86 0.07 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression PHQ-9 A 86 -0.48 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Life Event Impact of Events Scale – Revised S 86 -0.02 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Stress Perceived Stress Scale S 86 -0.50 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Coping Active Brief COPE CP 86 0.02 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Coping-Avoidance Oriented Brief COPE CP 86 -0.08 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Coping Blame Brief COPE CP 86 -0.34 Paparrigopoulos, T., Theleritis, C., Tzavara, C., & Papadaki, A. (2009). SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Coping Social Support Brief COPE CP 86 0.21 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Coping Acceptance Brief COPE CP 86 0.16 SEIQoL S Depression PHQ-9 A 86 -0.21 SEIQoL S Life Event Impact of Events Scale – Revised S 86 -0.24 SEIQoL S Stress Perceived Stress Scale S 86 -0.37 SEIQoL S Coping Active Brief COPE CP 86 -0.14 SEIQoL S Coping-Avoidance Oriented Brief COPE CP 86 -0.30 SEIQoL S Coping Blame Brief COPE CP 86 -0.10 SEIQoL S Coping Social Support Brief COPE CP 86 0.10 SEIQoL S Coping Acceptance Brief COPE CP 86 0.07 Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression Subscale A 101 -0.30 Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety Subscale A 101 -0.62 Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Depression Subscale A 101 -0.74 Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety Subscale A 101 -0.66 S 40 -.046 SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS HRQoL HRQoL HRQoL HRQoL Neri, L., Rey, L. A. R., Gallieni, M., Brancaccio, D., Cozzolino, M., Colombi, A., et al. (2009). KDQoL - Total HRQoL Stress Effort Reward Imbalance Questionnaire Afsar, B., Elsurer, R., Sezer, S., & Ozdemir, N. F. (2009). SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 115 -0.20 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 115 -0.26 Shafipour, V., Jafari, H., Shafipour, L., & Nasiri, E. (2010). SF36 - Total HRQoL Stress Baldree Scale S 100 -0.80 Park, H. C., Yoon, H. B., Son, M. J., Jung, E. S., Joo, K. W., Chin, H. J., et al. (2010). SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 160 0-.20 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 160 0-.28 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 117 -0.68 Yazici, R., Altintepe, L., Guney, I., Yeksan, M., Atalay, H., Turk, S., et al. (2009). SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 117 -0.75 HRQoL Depression BDI A 112 -0.31 HRQoL Depression BDI A 112 -0.34 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.03 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.001 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.01 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.06 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.19 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.17 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.17 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social Support Survey of Medical Outcome Study SS 949 0.21 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 1426 0.58 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Burden of Kidney Disease Burden of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 1396 0.37 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of social interaction of KDQoL SS 1415 0.15 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social support of KDQoL SS 1402 0.18 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Dialysis staff encouragement of KDQoL SS 1407 0.10 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 1426 0.56 Lew-Starowicz, M., & Gellert, R. (2009). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS Plantinga, L. C., Fink, N. E., HarringtonLevey, R., Finkelstein, F. O., Hebah, N., Powe, N. R., et al. (2010). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS Thong, M. S. Y., Van Dijk, S., Noordzij, M., Boeschoten, E. W., Krediet, R. T., Dekker, F. W., et al. (2009). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS 1396 0.60 HRQoL SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of social interaction of KDQoL SS 1415 0.44 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social support of KDQoL SS 1402 0.31 HRQoL Social Support Subjective Dialysis staff encouragement of KDQoL SS 1407 0.11 HRQoL Mood / Mental Health / General Affect General Health Questionnaire A 169 -0.32 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Mood / Mental Health / General Affect General Health Questionnaire A 169 -0.57 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Illness Effects Illness Effect Questionnaire CA 145 0.33* SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Treatment Effects Treatment Effect Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Illness Effects Illness Effect Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Treatment Effects Treatment Effect Questionnaire CA 145 0.33* HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.19* HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* HRQoL Perception of Illness / Illness Perception Illness Perception Questionnaire CA 145 0.06* HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 30 0.25 Tessari, G., Dalle Vedove, C., Loschiavo, C., Tessitore, N., Rugiu, C., Lupo, A., et al. (2009). SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - PCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS Montinaro, V., Iaffaldano, G. P., Granata, S., Porcelli, P., Todarello, O., Schena, F. P., et al. (2010). S SF 36 - MCS SF 36 - MCS Griva, K., Jayasena, D., Davenport, A., Harrison, M., & Newman, S. P. (2009). Burden of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL Burden of Kidney Disease SF 36 - PCS Kao, T.-W., Chen, P.-C., Hsieh, C.-J., Chiang, H.-W., Tsang, L.-Y., Yang, I.-F., et al. (2009). Kao, T. W., Lai, M. S., Tsai, T. J., Jan, C. S 30 0.52 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of social interaction of KDQoL SS 30 0.25 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social support of KDQoL SS 30 0.31 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Dialysis staff encouragement of KDQoL SS 30 0.09 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 30 0.46 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 30 0.34 HRQoL Effects of Kidney Disease Effects of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 30 0.45 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Burden of Kidney Disease Burden of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL S 30 0.14 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social interaction Quality of social interaction of KDQoL SS 30 0.56 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Social support of KDQoL SS 30 0.09 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Social Support Subjective Dialysis staff encouragement of KDQoL SS 30 0.33 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 30 0.70 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 30 0.66 SF 36 - MCS Kring, D., & Crane, P. B. (2009). Burden of kidney disease subscale of KDQoL Burden of Kidney Disease Quality of Life Index-Dialysis Version S Anxiety Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 73 -0.50 Quality of Life Index-Dialysis Version S Depression Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale A 73 -0.58 HRQoL Spirituality / Religion Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Religious Beliefs PA 633 0.06 SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Spirituality / Religion Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Religious Beliefs PA 633 0.10 SF 36 - PCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 789 -0.43 SF 36 - PCS F., Chie, W. C., & Chen, W. Y. (2009). Su, C.Y., Lu, X.H., Chen, W., & Wang T. (2009) SF 36 - MCS HRQoL Depression BDI A 789 -0.52 Single item measure GW Self Efficacy Self-Efficacy Scale CA 30 0.008 Note. QoL Categories: S = Subjective; O = Objective; GW = General Well-Being; HRQoL = Health-Related QoL. Psychosocial Categories: SS = Social Support; PA = Personality Attributes; CA = Cognitive Appraisals; CP = Coping Process; S = Stress; A = Affect. a Cukor, D., Coplan, J., Brown, C., Friedman, S., Cromwell-Smith, A., Peterson, R. A., et al. (2007) shared the same sample. b Lindqvist, R., & Sjoden, P. O. (1998) shared the same sample. c Wolcott, D. L., & Nissenson, A. R. (1988) shared the same sample d Chan et al 2009 shared the same sample with Chan et al 2010 + Variables were not classified into any psychosocial constructs * Effect sizes were estimated from p-values